#28 Marty Ryan, LMP, discusses the anatomy, physiology and treatment of the gut from the perspective a 26-veteran of visceral manipulation (belly massage).
Summary: Marty Ryan is a massage therapist that has specialized on the gut. In this episode, he shares insight from his two decades of listening to bellies with his hands. He lays out how gut organs, membranes, ligaments, muscles and other tissues are both held in place (so your liver doesn’t drop into your pelvis when jumping up and down) but also are allowed to slide past each other as a food bolus passes through or you do a pretzel pose in Yoga without kinking or binding. It’s a fairly mobile environment! Our bellies also hold our reproductive organs, bladder, kidneys and spleen. Bellies can be tender, hold emotion and are critical, of course, for the digestive work that literally gives us the building blocks for everything we can do & be in the world. Get to know your gut personally in this show. Marty walks us through what happens in each area of our gut, common problems with solutions including SIBO, emotional distress, motility and post-operative needs. You want to know & love your guts? This is one show not to be missed!
Bio: Marty Ryan, LMT, CVMT, is a 26-year manual therapy practitioner with private practice settings in Pittsburgh PA, Louisville KY, and Seattle WA. He specializes in treating digestive system and reproductive system ailments, and post-surgery rehab, and often works together with functional medicine, naturopathic medicine, and acupuncture providers to provide more thorough care for patients. We have shared many patients over the years. Marty has taught belly massage and palpatory anatomy seminars across the US and internationally since 2003. He has also served on the faculty of the Seattle Massage School, the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and a physiotherapy college in Poznan, Poland. He will be teaching at the Therapeutic Training Center in Seattle, Washington, March 13-14 2021 about visceral applications to low back and pelvis pain + breath optimization and other bowel symptoms & dysfunction. He is dedicated to bringing the world of the abdomen & viscera into a whole new light. He blends high impact learning strategies and visceral anatomy information to integrate whole body systems physiology into belly massage. His seminars are presented with joy, laughter, gratitude, studiousness, clarity & fun. He is here to invite you to LOVE YOUR GUTS! You can find more about him and his programs at his website: loveyourguts.net, as well as his YouTube channel and facebook page, both entitled: LoveYourGutsSeminars.
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